Anthropometric study of proximal end of femur and its clinical implications

Introduction: The femur also called the thigh bone is an example of long bone and is the longest bone of the human body. A number of factors affect the proximal end of the femur these include intracapsular fracture of neck of femur, rheumatoid arthritis, osteonecrosis, trauma and bone tumors leading to hip joint failure. It is thus very essential to select proper femur implant so that postoperative complications donotarise. Therefore the knowledge of Anthropometry of the proximal end of femur is useful for designing orthropedic implants and hip prosthesis.
Material and methods: In present study 62 dry femurs (32 right and 30 left) of human cadavers without any gross pathology were obtained from the Department of Anatomy SKIMS Medical college Bemina, Srinagar. Femoral head diameter, Femoral neck thickness and Horizontal offset were measured using Digital caliper in mm.
Results and observations: In the present study we observed that there was a significant variation of various parameters of proximal end of femur between right and left side. The data collected is summarized in the table.
Conclusion: The knowledge of Anthropometry of proximal end of femur is useful for designing orthopedic implants and hip prosthesis. It will also helps us to avoid geometric mismatch of implant.